New Orleans: The First 300 Years
87 mins
Narrated by actor John Goodman and produced by Peggy Scott Laborde, this documentary was produced for the city of New Orleans tricentennial in 2018. It focuses not only on New Orleans’ earliest days, but also tracks the evolution of the modern city, including its literary and music legacy and politics. Included are interviews with almost 30 notable New Orleanians.
Jacquelyn Clarkson
Interviewee
Bruce Boyd Raeburn
Interviewee
Deacon John Moore
Interviewee
Jason Weise
Interviewee
Walter Issacson
Interviewee
Gwen Thompkins
Interviewee
Richard Campanella
Interviewee
Robert Cangelosi
Interviewee
Raphael Cassimere
Interviewee
Mary Lou Christovich
Interviewee
Robert Dupont
Interviewee
Clarke “Doc” Hawley
Interviewee
George Hero, III
Interviewee
Ann Masson
Interviewee
Lawrence Powell
Interviewee
Julia Reed
Interviewee
George Schmidt
Interviewee
Michael White
Interviewee
Gordon “Tad” Wilson
Interviewee
Peggy Scott Laborde
Producer
Larry Roussarie
Director
Burke Bischoff
Associate Producer
Kelsi Schreiber
Associate Producer
John Kemp
Script Consultant
Ashli Richard Morris
Transcriptions
Fred Barrett
Chief Lighting Technician
Brian Langowski
Sound Recordist
Allan Pizzato
General Manager
Mason Wood
Assistant Camera
John Beyer IV
Graphic Designer
Dave Landry
Cinematography
Jeanne Valois Palazzo
Graphic Designer
Nick Radlauer
Sound Recordist
Lenny Delbert Jr.
Assistant Camera
Kelsi Schreiber
Assistant Editor
Andres Calandria
Location Assistant
Kelsi Schreiber
Transcriptions
Ashli Richard Morris
Associate Producer
Larry Roussarie
Editor
Rob Olmstead
Graphic Designer
Johnathan Evans
Assistant Camera
John Kemp
Consulting Producer
Jason Weise
Consulting Producer
Lenny Delbert
Assistant Camera
Paul Combel
Assistant Camera
Jeffrey Talbot
Sound Recordist
Steven Patriquin
Transcriptions